Jeanette Brown publishes essays and reflections on retirement, ageing well, late-career transitions, and the parts of life that don’t get covered in the self-help shelves. This page describes the editorial standards that apply to everything published here.
Who we write for
Our readers are people in or approaching retirement, navigating later-life transitions, or thinking about what the next chapter looks like. We write for people who want practical, honest reflection rather than motivational platitudes.
Our editorial standards
Sourcing. Where we cite research or claims that turn on facts, we link to primary sources. We prefer peer-reviewed work and established institutions.
Editorial review. Articles are reviewed before publication for accuracy, clarity, and source attribution. Pieces touching on health, finance, or specific life decisions are presented as general perspectives, not professional advice.
Honest framing. Headlines reflect the content of the article. We avoid sensational framing or oversimplified takes on complex life questions.
Editorial independence. Editorial decisions are made independently of advertising relationships. Sponsored content, where it appears, is clearly labelled.
Corrections. Errors are corrected promptly and noted on the article. Substantive corrections include the date of the change. See our corrections page.
Use of AI tools
We use AI tools as part of our publishing workflow. AI assists with research, source discovery, drafting, fact-checking support, and post-publication quality audits including broken-link scans and source verification.
Articles are published with editorial oversight. Editorial responsibility for accuracy rests with this publication. AI does not make editorial decisions — it does not choose what we cover, what angle a story takes, or what gets published. Those decisions are made by editors.
We do not use AI to fabricate quotes, invent sources, or present AI-generated content as first-hand reporting from real individuals.
Contributor identity
A named byline on Jeanette Brown identifies a real person who is responsible for that work. An editorial-team byline identifies a collective newsroom process, not a fictional individual. Before May 2026, some articles on this site appeared under contributor bylines that did not identify real people, and some related biographies included credentials that were not real. That should not have happened. Those bylines were retired in May 2026; the affected articles have been withdrawn, corrected, or reassigned to an editorial-team byline with a dated note, and that review is ongoing. Editorial responsibility for everything published here rests with Jeanette Brown. (Updated 20 September 2026.)